Archive for 'Stem Cell Research'
Stem Cell Research Funding in the Works
After many years of delay, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a panel to determine whether or not human stem cell research will be funded out of their pocket. Though research has been continuing in this field throughout the Bush Administration, its impact was severely limited. As we have noted before, President Obama [...]
Posted: September 25th, 2009 under Stem Cell Research, The First Year.
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Obama’s Scientific Announcements
The big news today was all about Obama’s repudiation of the policies the Bush administration took towards stem cell research and other scientific contributions to government. Though there is some criticism that this administration should be focusing on new technological breakthroughs that synthetically create ‘stem cells’ without human embryos, it is very likely that Obama [...]
Posted: March 9th, 2009 under Healthcare, Stem Cell Research.
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Ten Things Obama Can Do Now
Forbes had a characteristically thoughtful piece last week naming ten things Obama could accomplish with an executive order that would help the market out. Our energy policy is one thing the Bush administration worked hard to influence; Obama could choose to regulate our alternative and standard energy sources. A few specific sectors the author specifically [...]
Posted: January 26th, 2009 under Autos, Defense, Energy, Obama, Stem Cell Research.
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Stem Cell Research, a Rose or a Thorn?
We think we know how the current administration perceives stem research. Bush vetoed the Embryonic Stem Cell Bill denying funding for it once again. Both Senators Obama and Clinton can smell the roses on this one. Obama issued a statement as follows: “By vetoing funding for stem cell research once again, the President is deferring [...]
Posted: June 21st, 2007 under Clinton, Obama, Stem Cell Research.
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